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On 5/13/2013 6:06 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/13/2013 1:38 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> From what I can tell from reading RFC (no Costco near me) a lot of items
>> at Costco are hit or miss (or seasonal). They probably bought this batch
>> from a different supplier. That's what I'd expect from a club/warehouse
>> store.

>
> Yes, that could be. Sometimes the Kirkland items have the actual
> manufacturer on them, such as the Hormel bacon. But I don't think the
> pepper does. Am still annoyed with the hummus cups. They used to sell
> really tasty stuff. But the Sabra that they sell now was inedible. Had a
> really off taste to it. Probably the soybean oil that I think shouldn't be
> in hummus. And they have other things that we like but they only get them
> in maybe once or twice a year to even once every two years. I just never
> know what they might have.
>
>

Hummus... don't care. But this is why I wouldn't shop at a
club/warehouse place even if there *was* one near me. I like
consistency. Not hit-or-miss shopping.

Jill